The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-10
Glover.
Windsor County.
Bethel.

THE Green Mountain Christian Union will
hold camp-meeting on the old camp
ground near Finley Bridge in this town,
commencing Thursday evening, August
18th, and continuing one week. Those who
go by rail should remember that in order to
get the benefit of reduced fare they must
call for special round-trip tickets to Bethel
and return, which will be sold for fare one
way by the Central Vermont and Mont
pelier & Wells River railroads. - Rev.
G. b. Lynn of Danvers, Mass, preached in
the Universalist church on Sunday, taking
for his subject at the morning service " The
Value of Public Worship" and in the even
ing lecturing upon "Ingersoll and His
Critics" The eloquent and instructive
manner in which the subjects were handled
more than pleased the large audience pres
ent. - Mr.. II. o. Markham of South
Pomfret closed his labors in this place for
the season on Saturday last He goes to
Broad Brook, Royalton, where he is to build
a fine residence for j. G.. Bennett.
Rev. S. A. Parker addressed large audi
ence at the Christian Hill school-house last
Sunday afternoon. Eddie Fisher came
home from Plainfield on Saturday and spent
Sunday with his father. - News was re-
ceived here Sunday morning stating that
Mrs. William Jackson, who formerly re-
sided on Robinson Hill, in Royalton died at
her home in Atho, Mass, last Thursday.
- Last week Myron +. Savage exhib-
which was over eleven feet in length.
- Hollis Town returned from NARROW,
n. H., where he has been at work for sew
eral weeks, on Saturday last. - f. E.
Richmond of Woodstock was in town on
Saturday - Miss Jennie Long and Miss
Kingston of Boston are spending the sum
mer with Jane and Mary Ann Todd. -
f. l.. Martin, wife and daughter, j. =.
Marsh and wife, DIR. Il. NJ. Chase, wife and
two children and DR.. L. NJ. Greene, wife
and son went to Plymouth on Saturday,
where they are to spend week camping
out. - Miss Lulu Graham and sister
Annie are visiting friends in st. Johnsbury.
- Ex-Governor Pingree of Hartford
was in town on Thursday. - Rev. j. r
Robin and wife, with her mother, Mrs
Sally Gay, went to Falmouth, Mass, on
Thursday, where they will remain for some
time. - Hon. Zed S. Stanton of Rox-
bury called upon friends in town on Friday.
Professor A. e. Hough of Lebanon, n II.
was here on business the same day.
May Savage and Nellie and Jennie Rogers
closed successful terms of school in Barn.
ard on Friday last. Nellie Rogers began
teaching the fall term in the Howard dis
trict, Royalton, on Monday last. -
Misses Nellie and Jessie Foster of South
Royalton were at c.. II. Kidder's on Friday
- Dwight Gay of Columbus, Mich, is
visiting relatives in this section, as is also
Ed. Billiard and wife of Springfield, Mass
- MIS-. ". SduN anu uduEHltT are
visiting her father, c. f. French, in Barnard
- Miss Janette Childs, who is studying
medicine at Ann Arbor, Mich, is spending
her vacation at her fathers, Lyman Childs ,
- 1t is said that by a new postal ar.
rangement letters may be mailed at this
post-otfce in season to be placed upon the
mail-train going north at three o'clock P. N
and reach Boston in season to be distributed
in that city with the mail that leaves here
on the eleven A. NJ. train.
East Bethel.
AFTER the heavy shower of last Saturday
morning the water in the middle branch
rose suddenly to high-water mark and was
very muddy. The roar of the falling rair
was heard some miles in advance. Consid
cradle damage is reported. - Mrs Sim
Jones of Brattleboro is spending a few
weeks with her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Harlow. - Luette Boy
ington has gone to Mr.. Talbot's in Royaltor
to work.
Mr.. PHILLIP THOMAS has bought the
farm belonging to the estate of the late
Ellen NJ. Chambers for 81 100 and has taken
possession. - A. B. Mosher has arrived
home from his western tour. He reports
good time. - Rev. S. A. Parker will
preach at Smiths hall next Sabbath at the
usual hour. - Mrs. Rauson of st
Johnsbury is visiting her uncle, Mr.. E. L
Day. - Lille Mosher, S. ID. Fuller and
Willie Heath are added to the sick list.